Moonlit landscape by Carl Gustav Carus (1859)

Night landscape with a glowing moon behind clouds, dark trees framing a river reflecting moonlight.

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Moonlit landscape, Carl Gustav Carus (1859), Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Via artnap.com

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A nocturnal landscape shows a dark river framed by silhouetted trees, with a pale moon partly veiled by clouds glowing above the horizon. Its light is reflected in the water, which runs through the centre of the composition. This oil painting by Carl Gustav Carus is dated 1859 and held by the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.

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Date

1859

Medium

Painting

Museum

Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

License

Public domain

Themes

Landscapes